Portsmouth Night Out Against Crime planning meeting July 8

PORTSMOUTH — Neighborhoods will once again take to the streets as part of the annual National Night Out Against Crime celebration Tuesday, Aug. 5.

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Posted Jul. 1, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Posted Jul. 1, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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PORTSMOUTH — Neighborhoods will once again take to the streets as part of the annual National Night Out Against Crime celebration Tuesday, Aug. 5.

This is the 20th year that the city of Portsmouth will participate in this national event with neighborhood-based NNO celebrations that aim to strengthen and connect the community and foster partnerships between Portsmouth residents and members of the police department.

The Citywide Neighborhood Committee invites all interested citizens to attend a planning session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at City Hall Conference Room A, 3 Junkins Ave., to learn what it takes to hold a NNO block party. This will be the last opportunity to register neighborhoods for the event.

Sponsored by the Citywide Neighborhood Committee, a mayoral blue ribbon committee, and the Portsmouth Police Department, NNO is an evening outdoors filled with social activities and block parties. This family friendly, rain-or-shine event includes opportunities to have fire trucks, police cars, SWAT vans, front-end loaders and other heavy equipment visit neighborhoods while neighbors meet the city personnel who operate them.

For information, contact Cristy Cardoso, chairwoman of the Citywide Neighborhood Committee, at 512-3634 or cnc chair@gmail.com, or contact Detective Duane Jacques at 610-7535 or djacques@cityof portsmouth.com.